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The April 2022 updates for the Surface Duo 2 and the original Surface Duo bring security fixes for the two dual-screen devices, but there are also some Miracast improvements for the older dual-screen device. 

After two years with Mint Mobile, I’ve moved my phone number back to Google Fi. I’ll miss hearing from Ryan Reynolds, and the lower overall cost.

The Google Play Store will soon start hiding outdated Android apps that may not have the latest privacy and security features.

Google today delivered the Pixel Update for April 2022, and it looks like Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro users won’t have to wait to get it for a change.

Microsoft has reportedly announced an internal reorganization earlier this week and created a new Android division under Chief Product Officer Panos Panay.

Customers can now preorder the OnePlus 10 Pro in the United States and Canada, with prices starting at $899 USD.

With the smartphone market maturing into a two-horse race, we’re all looking for a little excitement. But Carl Pei’s Nothing ain’t it.

Hardware makers sold 1.39 billion smartphones in calendar year 2021, up 5 percent when compared to the 1.32 billion sold in 2020.

Today, OnePlus announced that it will virtually launch its OnePlus 10 Pro 5G globally on Thursday, March 31 via a virtual event.

Google announced that Spotify will be the first Android app to be allowed to use its own billing system instead of Google Play’s.

Google's Play Store app on Android will soon lose its Movies & TV content section. Starting in May 2022, the Google TV Android app will become the main place where Android users can purchase movies and TV shows from Google.

Google’s Messages and Phone apps for Android have been quietly collecting and sending user data about texts and calls to Google, all without notifying users or giving them an option to opt out.

Two weeks after it headed to other supported Pixel handsets, the March Feature Drop is available for Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.

After years of pushing Chrome OS on tablets, Google now claims that Android tablets are the future of computing. I’m sorry. What?

Microsoft has started rolling out the March 2022 update for the Surface Duo 2, and this month’s update only seems to bring security fixes with no other device-specific improvements.

Samsung today announced new Galaxy A33 5G, A53 5G, and A73 5G midrange smartphones, giving a new push to its best-selling lineup.

Five weeks after the release of Android 13 Developer Preview 1, Google has issued a second Developer Preview with new features and other changes.

Google kicked off its Google for Games Developer Summit today, where the company announced new tools to help Android game developers bring their games to more screens.

Google today announced several major functional changes to Android, including updates to Messages, Photos, and more.

It will come as a surprise to nobody that OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei’s new company, Nothing, will make a smartphone this year.

Google announced today that it will ship Android 12L to Lenovo, Microsoft, and Samsung tablets and foldables later this year.

Users with supported Pixels will want to check for an update this week: Google has issued a new Pixel Feature Drop, adding several new features.

My trip to Mexico City this past week has given me an opportunity to re-test the Google Pixel 6 Pro after two months with the iPhone 13 Pro.

OnePlus announced at Mobile World Congress today that its flagship OnePlus 10 Pro will launch in North America, India, and Europe by the end of March 2022.

Android and the iPhone both have their advantages, for sure. But there’s one area where Apple’s device is curiously uncompetitive.

The February 2022 firmware updates for the Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 bring better system performance and stability on both devices, but the original Surface Duo is also getting support for the Your Phone "Apps" feature.

The March Pixel update will address the Wi-Fi issues that have been plaguing some Pixel 6 devices following the release of the February software update.